Seven civilians killed in Afghan suicide attack - ministry

By IBT Staff Reporter On 11/06/11 AT 5:24 AM

At least seven civilians were killed and 15 others injured when a suicide bomber detonated their explosives near a mosque in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, the interior ministry said.

The bomber attacked soon after prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha had finished, ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.